OVERPRICED PRESCRIPTIONS IN US

Overpriced Prescriptions in US

Table of Contents

Introduction4

Discussion4

VAT cost only marginally relevant4

High development costs and risk5

Investigations are based on studies of the pharmaceutical industry5

Americans prices are a benchmark for other countries6

Conclusion6

Introduction

The price of a drug is determined not only one patent, but also the price for active and inactive ingredients, the quality, manufacturing, analysis, packaging and much more. In addition, of course, comes to the competition: When a patent expires, it does not mean necessarily that all the generic companies to jump on it and produce this drug really want - because demand does play a major role. ...